{"product_id":"blue-postcards-9781912054770","title":"Blue Postcards","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An ingenious book'\u003c\/em\u003e -Stuart Kelly, \u003cem\u003eScotland on Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce there was a street in Paris and it was called the Street of Tailors. This was years back, in the blue mists of memory. Now it's the 1950s and Henri is the last tailor on the street. With meticulous precision he takes the measurements of men and notes them down in his leather-bound ledger. He draws on the cloth with a blue chalk, cuts the pieces and sews them together. When the suit is done, Henri adds a finishing touch: a blue Tekhelet thread hidden in the trousers somewhere, for luck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day, the renowned French artist Yves Klein walks into the shop, and orders a suit. Set in Paris, this atmospheric tale delicately intertwines three connected narratives and timelines, interspersed with observations of the colour blue. It is a meditation on truth and lies, memory and time and thought. It is a leap of the imagination, a leap into the void.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDouglas Bruton has been published in various publications including \u003ci\u003eNorthwords Now\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Writing Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAestetica\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e. His short stories have won competitions including Fish and The Neil Gunn Prize and he has had two novels published, \u003ci\u003eThe Chess Piece Magician\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMrs Winchester's Gun Club\u003c\/i\u003e. His novella \u003ci\u003eBlue Postcards\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Fairlight Books in 2021, and was longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2022.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fairlight Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777298825490,"sku":"9781912054770","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a62a1659-3393-4f8f-8a88-eefbcbda794b.jpg?v=1765360154","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blue-postcards-9781912054770","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}